Freetown & the Peninsula — 5 days

Atlantic beaches and a capital's revival. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival & Freetown; Bunce Island; River Number Two Beach; Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival & Freetown

08:00 — Emerging tourism
09:00 — Arrival at Freetown FNA — Aéroport de Lungi
10:30 — Speedboat crossing to Freetown
13:00 — Hotel check-in — Freetown
16:00 — Cotton Tree site & historic centre — Freetown
20:00 — Dinner — cassava leaves & jollof rice — Freetown

Day 2 — Bunce Island

09:00 — Boat to Bunce Island
10:30 — Ruins of the Bunce Island slave fort — Île de Bunce
13:30 — Picnic on the boat
20:00 — Dinner in Freetown

Day 3 — River Number Two Beach

09:00 — Drive to the peninsula
10:30 — River Number Two Beach — Péninsule de Freetown
13:00 — Grilled fish on the beach
15:30 — Tokeh Beach — Péninsule de Freetown

Day 4 — Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary

09:30 — Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary — Forêt de Western Area
13:00 — Lunch
15:00 — Freetown craft market
20:00 — Last dinner

Day 5 — Departure

10:00 — Speedboat crossing to Lungi
14:00 — Return flight